This I regard as a classic example of my not being properly prepared for a part I very much wanted.

This has taught me that being pleasant is always so much more productive, for I know well the rewards for being good-natured.

Losing your job is terrifying, but being prepared makes it so much easier.

My forehead is sometimes too high, but bangs could correct this.

I'm 5 9, and there were two stars in my life who didn't mind that I was taller than they - George Raft and John Garfield.

Of course, in later years, I'd studied acting more than ever before - mostly with the late Stella Adler, who was marvelous! - but in my earlier years, I couldn't afford to do this.